@Ignister

@Ignister
＠イグニスター「アットイグニスター」 (Atto Igunisutā)
Ai with (from left to right) "Earth Golem", "Dark Templar", "Wind Pegasus", "Fire Phoenix", "Light Dragon" and "Water Leviathan"
Other names
French	@Ignister
German	@Ignister
Italian	@Ignister
Korean	2=＠이그니스터 「앳이그니스터」 Aet Igeuniseuteo (romanized)
Portuguese	@Ignister
Spanish	@Ignister
Sets
Sets	Ignition Assault Eternity Code Lightning Overdrive
Sets	Ignition Assault Eternity Code Lightning Overdrive
TCG Sets	2021 Tin of Ancient Battles 2022 Tin of the Pharaoh's Gods Magnificent Mavens
TCG Sets	2021 Tin of Ancient Battles 2022 Tin of the Pharaoh's Gods Magnificent Mavens
OCG Sets	@Ignister Duel Set Master Guide 6 promotional cards Secret Utility Box
OCG Sets	@Ignister Duel Set Master Guide 6 promotional cards Secret Utility Box
Korea-Only Sets	Premium Pack Vol.15
Korea-Only Sets	Premium Pack Vol.15
Appearances
Anime appearances	Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
Anime appearances	Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
Lists
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"@Ignister" (＠ (アット) イグニスター Atto Igunisutā) is an archetype of Cyberse monsters with various Attributes (primarily DARK and EARTH) debuting in Ignition Assault and Eternity Code that is used by Ai in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. It is supported by the "A.I." archetype.

Design

Appearance

The "@Ignister" logo.

The Deck consists of multiple Cyberse monsters with various shapes and forms. The fodder monsters resemble blobs with different designs, but with coloration resembling that of the Ignis. By contrast, the boss monsters have more defined traits.

Members like "Dark Templar @Ignister" and some associated like "Linguriboh" are essentially corrupted versions of monsters used by Playmaker ("Decode Talker" and "Linkuriboh", respectively). On top of that, the archetype's boss monsters all have 2300 ATK, a direct reference to the "Code Talkers".

All "@Ignister" monsters have a common symbol, which is an irregularly shaped blue ring on their bodies, which looks sort of like an "@" symbol.

The Deck represents Ai's memories of himself and his fellow Ignis, before the latter were terminated.

Etymology

"@Ignisters" takes their name from the Ignis, and possibly a wordplay of "administer". Conceptually, the Deck is an amalgamation of all six Ignis. The "@" in their names could be a reference to the traditional way of spelling e-mail addresses, which is strengthened by the order of their wording. The Extra Deck and Ritual Monsters (except "The Arrival Cyberse @Ignister") have the name pattern of Attribute + Mythological creature + @Ignister. The Main Deck monsters instead have the name pattern of Japanese onomatopoeia + @Ignister.

Members

Normal Summon

@Ignister	Symbol location	Onomatopoeia
Achichi	Top horn	Hot
Bururu	Left ear	Shivering
Danmari	Face	Silence
Donyoribo	Hair	Gloomy
Doshin	Head	Thud
Doyon	Tail	Depressing
Gatchiri	Shield	Protecting
Gussari	Sword	Striking
Hiyari	Head	Chilly
Pikari	Left side of its hat	Sparkling

Special Summon

@Ignister	Symbol location	Reference
The Arrival Cyberse	Gem chest	Perfectron Hydradrive Dragon/Firewall Dragon Darkfluid
Earth Golem		G Golem Invalid Dolmen/G Golem Crystal Heart
Fire Phoenix		Salamangreat Heatleo/Salamangreat Pyro Phoenix
Light Dragon		Armatos Legio Magnus Dux
Wind Pegasus		Stormriderflagship Bahamut Bomber Custom
Dark Infant	N/A	N/A
Dark Templar	Left shoulder pad	Decode Talker
Darkwight		Code Talker/Micro Coder
Water Leviathan	Forehead orb	Marincess Battle Ocean/Marincess Wonder Heart

Playing style

The archetype seems to rely on swarming and beatdown strategies, courtesy of "Ignister A.I.Land" and "Dark Templar @Ignister" to Summon multiple boss monsters. In addition, the Deck is capable of Ritual, Fusion, Synchro and Xyz Summon.

Many Main Deck "@Ignisters" strengthens that capacity via their effects: "Hiyari" and "Doshin" allow the player to get the needed cards to perform a Ritual or Fusion Summon, respectively; "Pikari" can change the Level of another "@Ignister", contributing for a Ritual, Synchro or Xyz Summon, while it is also a key card that lets the player add an "A.I." card for more strategies; "Bururu" is a Tuner monster that can Special Summon one of the other monsters used with itself for a Synchro Summon, allowing to perform more Special Summons or swarming, while it also can lighten up the Deck by sending an "@Ignister" to the Graveyard while being Summoned. The other Main Deck @Ignisters helps to strengthen your hand: "Achichi" lets you add an "@Ignister" to the hand from the Deck, while "Doyon" gets back an "@Ignister" from the Graveyard while also can recover an "A.I." card if being used as a Link Material.

The Special Summon-"@Ignisters" have mainly swarming, destruction and removal abilities: "Dark Templar" is a Link Monster whose effect allows the player to Summon monsters from the Graveyard either by Special Summoning a monster to a Zone "Dark Templar" points to or destroying an opponent's monster in battle; "Light Dragon" is an Xyz Monster that can destroy opponent's monsters up to the number of "@Ignisters" you control while it can Summon back Link Monsters from the Graveyard by damaging your opponent's LP and can protect your monsters from being destroyed by card effects; "Wind Pegasus" is a Synchro Monster that can destroy your opponent's Spells and Traps for each "@Ignister" you control and can banish itself to put back an opponent's card into their Deck; "Earth Golem" is a Fusion Monster that gains ATK while battling an opponent's Special Summoned monster from the Extra Deck and can retrieve a Cyberse monster from the Graveyard; "Water Leviathan" is a Ritual Monster that can clear your opponent's field of monsters and lowering their ATK to 0 or halving them in battle; "Fire Phoenix" is another Link Monster that can inflict effect damage to your opponent and destroy an opponent's monster if it is destroyed by a card effect and, like a phoenix, return back to the field if destroyed that way.

Due to the use of many Summoning methods, "Firewall Dragon Darkfluid" and "Linkmail Archfiend" are good additions to this Deck. "Cynet Mining" is another good addition to speed up the Deck. "Lady Debug", "Balancer Lord" and "Backup Secretary" strengthens this Deck by adding monsters to the hand, allowing additional Normal Summons and Special Summon monsters to swarm the field, boostered if having "Dark Templar" out to trigger its effect.

Recommended Cards

Monsters

Effect Monsters

• Achichi @Ignister
• Danmari @Ignister
• Donyoribo @Ignister
• Doshin @Ignister
• Doyon @Ignister
• Gatchiri @Ignister
• Gussari @Ignister
• Hiyari @Ignister
• Pikari @Ignister
• Backup Secretary
• Balancer Lord
• Lady Debug
• Parallel eXceed
• ROM Cloudia

Tuner monsters

• Bururu @Ignister
• Cyberse Synchron

Ritual Monsters

• Cyberse Sage
• Paladin of Storm Dragon
• Water Leviathan @Ignister

Extra Deck

Fusion Monsters

• Cyberse Desavewurm
• Diplexer Chimera
• Earth Golem @Ignister

Synchro Monsters

• Wind Pegasus @Ignister
• Cyberse Quantum Dragon

Xyz Monsters

• Light Dragon @Ignister
• Cyberse Reminder

Link Monsters

• Dark Infant @Ignister
• Dark Templar @Ignister
• Fire Phoenix @Ignister
• The Arrival Cyberse @Ignister
• Firewall Dragon Darkfluid
• Linguriboh
• Linkmail Archfiend
• Mekk-Knight Crusadia Avramax

Spells & Traps

Spells

• A.I. Contact
• A.I. Love Fusion
• A.I. Meet You
• A.I.dle Reborn
• A.I.'s Ritual
• FA.I.ghting Spirit
• Ignister A.I.Land
• TA.I. Strike
• You and A.I.
• Cynet Backdoor
• Cynet Mining
• One for One
• Terraforming

Traps

• A.I. Challenge You
• A.I. Shadow
• A.I.'s Show
• A.I.Q
• Rivalry of Warlords

Trivia

• This archetype appears to collaborate with the Ignis and the "Code Talkers", regarding Attributes and dueling styles.
  • The order of appearance for the boss monsters also mirrors the "Code Talkers". Though the summoning of the WIND and LIGHT monsters are switched.
• This archetype bares similarities to the "D/D" archetype. They both focus on most of the summoning methods ("@Ignister" doesn't use Pendulum Summoning, while "D/D" doesn't use Ritual Summoning), as well as swarming to use multiple summoning methods on the same turn, use monsters with a variety of Attributes (thought "D/D" doesn't use LIGHT monsters), and their Spells and Traps are their own series ("A.I." for "@Ignister" and "Dark Contract" for "D/D"). Finally they are the last archetype the protagonists of their debut series duel against.